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Anti-Depressants Linked to Thicker Arteries

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on May 2, 2011

From the article: One of the strongest and best-studied factors that thickens someone’s arteries is age, and that happens at around 10 microns per year,” Shah says. “In our study, users of antidepressants see an average 40 micron increase in IMT, so their carotid arteries are in effect four years older. This implications of this [...]

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